I have been hanging out for this for quite some time - going to be v fun to read this through in all its glory. One of the most authoritative and deeply researched quantifications of data centre power consumption in the US -->>> eta-publications.lbl.gov/sites/defaul... - ThreadSky

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ketanjoshi.co • 73 days ago

I have been hanging out for this for quite some time - going to be v fun to read this through in all its glory. One of the most authoritative and deeply researched quantifications of data centre power consumption in the US -->>>

https://eta-publications.lbl.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/lbnl-2024-united-states-data-center-energy-usage-report_1.pdf

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elmiller.bsky.social•72 days ago

📌

broken-human.bsky.social•73 days ago

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ketanjoshi.co•73 days ago

pretty worrying stuff

joshmactechie.bsky.social•73 days ago

All that energy mining digital tulips favoured by gamblers, shonks and money launderers. What a waste.

permiepurveyor.bsky.social•72 days ago

So mining will continue to be a fraction of a percent of energybuse while also being the most renewables based global industry. Not to mention the unparalleled demand response capabilities that miners provide, and that variable renewables need.

elirabett.bsky.social•73 days ago

One of the other things that doesn't get factored into this is the energy cost of the equipment. It's not going to be zero

jgkoomey.bsky.social•73 days ago

It's small compared to the use phase, though. These devices are used pretty intensively throughout the year, though of course that varies by application.

joelmcourtney.bsky.social•73 days ago

Not to mention the turnover rate of equipment.

Genuine question, what’s the circular economy look like for data centre hardware? I haven’t heard much on the topic compared with the massive discussion on wind turbine blades and PV panels.

ketanjoshi.co•73 days ago

digiconomist has you sorted https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-electronic-waste-monitor/

cindilewhoo.bsky.social•68 days ago

Then ad AI to it...

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